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THE STORY
Two
babies are born on the same day in East Jerusalem—a Jewish girl and
an Arab boy... Two Catholic nuns (nurses), following a voice in a
mystical vision, interchange the babies, presenting the Arab boy to
an Israeli army officer, and the Jewish girl to an Arab sheik. The
boy, twenty years later, is an Israeli soldier, and the girl a
Palestinian militant. They meet by chance, and are attracted to each
other, despite their mutual cultural antipathy.
The young man
(Moshe) calls on the young woman (Lillah) at her house. She rejects
his attention and he leaves, still unable to get her out of his
brain. Lillah’s brothers, however, are told that an Israeli soldier
was seen leaving her house. The brothers become convinced that she
made love
to an Israeli. To revenge this act, and protect the family’s honor,
they decide to kill both Lillah and Moshe. The brothers secretly
attack Moshe and his military buddy, Raful. Despite Lillah’s
desperate pleas, the brothers kill Raful and attempt to kill Moshe.
In self-defense, Moshe fatally shoots the brothers. Moshe’s father,
Colonel Yossi, has Lillah’s father arrested and jailed. Lillah
learns of her family’s intention to kill her, and she feels
desperately alone in the world. Only Moshe’s love can save her.
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The two lovers ride waves of
competing emotions stirring within them—while each loves the other,
they are torn by the hatred for what the other stands for. Finally,
though, Moshe and Lillah discard their inbred differences and become
bound together by circumstances and by their love. They plan to
marry, defying both cultures.
But Israel’s law
prohibits marriage between
a Jew and a non-Jew. She will convert to Judaism. But the Rabbinical
Court must first try her, to assure that she is acting
out of religious sincerity, and not just for the convenience to
marry. The trial is sensational, with international media coverage
and world attention. During the trial, one of the Catholic sisters
is put on the stand. She reveals to a stunned world that Lillah is
actually a Jew, and Moshe an Arab. Mayhem ensues. A fake bomb scare
empties the courtroom, leaving Lillah and Moshe alone. ...Despite
the shock of learning their true lineage, they reaffirm their love,
and vow to remain strong as they make their way through life.
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